diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/stars.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/stars.html
index 989c015ca..b73a9b2bc 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/stars.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/stars.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="stars">
-    <span class="is-sr-only">{{ rating|floatformat }} star{{ rating|floatformat | pluralize }}</span>
+    <span class="is-sr-only">{% if rating %}{{ rating|floatformat }} star{{ rating|floatformat | pluralize }}{% else %}No rating{% endif %}</span>
     {% for i in '12345'|make_list %}
     <span class="icon icon-star-{% if rating >= forloop.counter %}full{% elif rating|floatformat:0 >= forloop.counter|floatformat:0 %}half{% else %}empty{% endif %}">
     </span>